Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit respectively to Zimbabwe and South Africa on Dec. 1-5, and will also chair the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Johannesburg.[Special coverage]
During his visits, the Chinese president is expected to discuss with his African counterparts the "new type of international relations" featuring practical win-win cooperation and construction of common destiny of mankind, and announce new measures to help Africa with its development.
The expected announcement is in line with his proposal made at the UN General Assembly in September on increasing aid to African countries to help them promote their peacekeeping ability so as to achieve common peace and prosperity.
In retrospect, the relationship between China and Africa is an inspiring practice and paradigm of the "new type of international relations".
NEW TYPE OF INT'L RELATIONS
The Chinese president called for a new type of international relationship featuring win-win cooperation when speaking for the first time at the annual UN General Assembly high-level debate on Sept. 28.
"We should renew our commitment to the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, build a new type of international relations featuring win-win cooperation, and create a community of common destiny for mankind," Xi told the audience.
Expounding on how to forge such a new type of international relationship, Xi made a five-pronged proposal.
He suggested, among others, that the international community build partnership in which countries treat each other as equals, engage in mutual consultations and show mutual understanding.
"We should forge a global partnership at both international and regional levels, and embrace a new approach to state-to-state relations, one that features dialogue rather than confrontation, and seeks partnership rather than alliance," Xi noted.
Xi urged major countries to follow the principle of non-conflict, non-confrontation, mutual respect and win-win cooperation in handling their relations.
He also called on big countries to treat small ones as equals and take a right approach to justice and interests by putting justice before interests.
Xi called for safeguarding the interests of developing countries in the world and pledged financial, human resources support for underdeveloped nations and global development.
"China's vote in the United Nations will always belong to the developing countries," Xi told the general debate of the 70th session of the UN General Assembly.
